Zend Optimizer is a software instrument, that's needed to run files encrypted with Zend Guard - a widespread application which is employed to encrypt PHP 4 and PHP 5 files with the purpose to protect them from tampering with the code or reverse engineering. Zend Guard is used by many organizations which develop paid script applications, so when you obtain such an application for your website, you'll probably need Zend Optimizer to be available on the server where you'll host it. If you are a programmer, you can use Zend Guard to shield your code and ensure that your site visitors or customers won't be able to change it in any way. Websites which use Zend Optimizer often perform better due to the fact that their PHP code is precompiled, therefore it is already optimized and will be executed more quickly.

Zend Optimizer in Cloud Hosting

All cloud hosting accounts that we offer are generated on our state-of-the-art cluster platform and Zend Optimizer is present on all the servers which are part of the clusters. Consequently, you are able to install and run script-driven apps which require Zend whatever the plan that you choose upon signup. The user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with the accounts shall make the control over your web presence a piece of cake and activating Zend Optimizer makes no exception as it'll take a single click to do it. In addition, more experienced users can also put a php.ini file in a specific domain folder and take advantage of Zend only for a particular domain. As you can switch between a number of different PHP releases, you can activate Zend Optimizer for any of them in the very same way and manage both new and older apps from the same account.

Zend Optimizer in Semi-dedicated Servers

Zend Optimizer is present on all of the servers that comprise our cluster hosting platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your script-driven applications with any of our semi-dedicated server packages. It is available at all times even if you change the PHP release for your account as our feature-rich platform will allow you to choose between PHP 4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5. Both changing the version and activating Zend Optimizer for the new one takes just a few clicks in the PHP Configuration section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts. What is more, you may even employ a different version of PHP and activate or deactivate Zend for every single site that you host in your account. This is possible by employing a php.ini file in a domain folder with several lines of program code inside it. If you do not have previous experience and you are not sure how to do that, our 24/7 technical assistance will assist.